View of the day-First load of the day making the short move through Wing and on to Washburn.
We got a lot accomplished today and most of it was according to schedule. We were up early to get the camper closed up and ready to move, but that wasn’t the first thing on the moving list. We went down to Hazelton to get the General, combine and shop trailer moved up to Sterling.
Once we had it parked, we got the Freightliner started…it took some coaxing, but after a boost from the Dodge it roared to life. There could be some new cables in her future. We grabbed a quick coffee, then took off for Wilton where we would leave it until tomorrow.
We took the scenic route up through Wing, then over to Wilton…a much quieter stretch of road for wide loads. When we got to Wilton, they were tearing up the lot at the Cenex, so we continued on to Washburn. Marilyn figured at this rate, we would end up at the border…but we found some place to squeeze in at the Cenex there, then it was back to Sterling to get the camper and the General load.
We had just gotten the camper hooked up and moved out to the highway...thanks to the Eberles who gave us somewhere to park...when we met with Lynn and Gerry who had just returned from their trip home to Canada. They are desperately looking for a truck driver or two and had hoped that Al would be able to help them out for a couple of days, but with our trip back to Carlyle tomorrow and the probab
ility that we will start combining on our own on Saturday, we couldn’t oblige them. But…if you always wanted to go on a harvest run, are in the Sterling area or want to make the move and want to drive grain truck for a week or so, email us and we can get you in touch with them.
We grabbed a quick snack at the Cenex, then started off for Pingree…a peaceful drive up to Wing again and down highway 36. We got into town, then parked the General at the old elevator, then went over to the 281 Stop to park the camper. We used to camp here in the past, but the last few times we have come to harvest, it has been in the fall and we never had a camper with us. We got backed into a spot, hooked up the water and power, then went over to get the General unhooked and the combine unloaded.
We hadn’t forgotten how to unload things, even though it seemed like it had been forever since we had been in the combine…or at least that’s how it seemed. We got it unloaded and parked the General, then Al drove it out to the farm, while Marilyn followed with the pickup and shop trailer. We passed some tracks that looked like they wouldn’t be getting used for a while, due to the abundance of water in the area…shocking how much erosion has moved these heavy pieces of steel and ties.
It was a short drive of about 10 miles and when we got out there, we unhooked the shop trailer, then unlocked it to see what kind of catastrophe had happened on the move up from Gettysburg. With it hooked up behind the combine trailer, it bounces around a lot and when we took a look in we were surprised to see that there were actually some wrenches left on the wall…although most of them were on the bench and floor. After getting it organized, we cam
e back to the camper so Marilyn could get the dish set up for the Rider game.
Dish aiming took some doing, since the highway that runs past the Stop goes NW to SE, which makes it hard to figure out which way is south and which way the dish should be pointing. With the Dishnetwork system we used to have, we just had to put in the zip code and the elevation and azimuth would show up on the screen, but with this Canadian dish, it is more or less a crap shoot. We set the dish close to one of the back windows and Al had it open to let Marilyn know how the signal was showing up on the dish and how close she was getting. There had been a big cloud passing over and while Marilyn was working on the dish, there was a loud clap of thunder…the lightning must have hit close by…so Al figured he could wait a bit for the game and told Marilyn to come into the camper until things quieted down a bit. By the time she got in the camper, it started to rain and within three minutes, it started to pour so much we couldn’t see the trees a half mile away. Fortunately, it didn’t last too long and once the rainbow showed up, it was safe to get back to dish aiming. This time it was a 10 minute job and Al was watching his Riders stink the joint out…for the first 50 minutes of the game, at leas
t.
Marilyn headed in for a shower and was shocked to learn…the hard way…that the propane tank was empty and there was no hot water. Good thing the other tank was full, but now she had to wait for the water to heat up, so we went into the bar to have supper…a bonus we get camping here. After supper, it was time to shower and catch up on some laundry before calling it an early night, so we can get rolling at the crack of dawn.
The Riders pulled off another loss and there is a strong north wind blowing…
We got a lot accomplished today and most of it was according to schedule. We were up early to get the camper closed up and ready to move, but that wasn’t the first thing on the moving list. We went down to Hazelton to get the General, combine and shop trailer moved up to Sterling.
Once we had it parked, we got the Freightliner started…it took some coaxing, but after a boost from the Dodge it roared to life. There could be some new cables in her future. We grabbed a quick coffee, then took off for Wilton where we would leave it until tomorrow.
We took the scenic route up through Wing, then over to Wilton…a much quieter stretch of road for wide loads. When we got to Wilton, they were tearing up the lot at the Cenex, so we continued on to Washburn. Marilyn figured at this rate, we would end up at the border…but we found some place to squeeze in at the Cenex there, then it was back to Sterling to get the camper and the General load.
We had just gotten the camper hooked up and moved out to the highway...thanks to the Eberles who gave us somewhere to park...when we met with Lynn and Gerry who had just returned from their trip home to Canada. They are desperately looking for a truck driver or two and had hoped that Al would be able to help them out for a couple of days, but with our trip back to Carlyle tomorrow and the probab
ility that we will start combining on our own on Saturday, we couldn’t oblige them. But…if you always wanted to go on a harvest run, are in the Sterling area or want to make the move and want to drive grain truck for a week or so, email us and we can get you in touch with them.
We grabbed a quick snack at the Cenex, then started off for Pingree…a peaceful drive up to Wing again and down highway 36. We got into town, then parked the General at the old elevator, then went over to the 281 Stop to park the camper. We used to camp here in the past, but the last few times we have come to harvest, it has been in the fall and we never had a camper with us. We got backed into a spot, hooked up the water and power, then went over to get the General unhooked and the combine unloaded.
We hadn’t forgotten how to unload things, even though it seemed like it had been forever since we had been in the combine…or at least that’s how it seemed. We got it unloaded and parked the General, then Al drove it out to the farm, while Marilyn followed with the pickup and shop trailer. We passed some tracks that looked like they wouldn’t be getting used for a while, due to the abundance of water in the area…shocking how much erosion has moved these heavy pieces of steel and ties.
It was a short drive of about 10 miles and when we got out there, we unhooked the shop trailer, then unlocked it to see what kind of catastrophe had happened on the move up from Gettysburg. With it hooked up behind the combine trailer, it bounces around a lot and when we took a look in we were surprised to see that there were actually some wrenches left on the wall…although most of them were on the bench and floor. After getting it organized, we cam
e back to the camper so Marilyn could get the dish set up for the Rider game.
Dish aiming took some doing, since the highway that runs past the Stop goes NW to SE, which makes it hard to figure out which way is south and which way the dish should be pointing. With the Dishnetwork system we used to have, we just had to put in the zip code and the elevation and azimuth would show up on the screen, but with this Canadian dish, it is more or less a crap shoot. We set the dish close to one of the back windows and Al had it open to let Marilyn know how the signal was showing up on the dish and how close she was getting. There had been a big cloud passing over and while Marilyn was working on the dish, there was a loud clap of thunder…the lightning must have hit close by…so Al figured he could wait a bit for the game and told Marilyn to come into the camper until things quieted down a bit. By the time she got in the camper, it started to rain and within three minutes, it started to pour so much we couldn’t see the trees a half mile away. Fortunately, it didn’t last too long and once the rainbow showed up, it was safe to get back to dish aiming. This time it was a 10 minute job and Al was watching his Riders stink the joint out…for the first 50 minutes of the game, at leas
t.
Marilyn headed in for a shower and was shocked to learn…the hard way…that the propane tank was empty and there was no hot water. Good thing the other tank was full, but now she had to wait for the water to heat up, so we went into the bar to have supper…a bonus we get camping here. After supper, it was time to shower and catch up on some laundry before calling it an early night, so we can get rolling at the crack of dawn.
The Riders pulled off another loss and there is a strong north wind blowing…
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